Southside in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
The Battle of the Medina
Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 2022
1. The Battle of the Medina Marker
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 12646.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 18, 1813.
Location. 29° 14.488′ N, 98° 28.403′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Southside. Marker is at the intersection of Martinez Losoya Road and U.S. 281, on the right when traveling east on Martinez Losoya Road. The marker is located at the intersection of Hwy 281 and Martinez Losoya Road in front of the Losoya Middle School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1460 Martinez Losoya Road, San Antonio TX 78221, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Enrique Esparza (approx. 0.4 miles away); El Carmen Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kings Highway Camino Real — Old San Antonio Road
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Battle of Medina. Texas State Historical Association
The battle of Medina was fought on August 18, 1813, between the republican forces of the Gutiérrez-Magee expedition under Gen. José Álvarez de Toledo y Dubois and a Spanish royalist army under Gen. Joaquín de Arredondo. This bloodiest battle ever fought on Texas soil took place twenty miles south of San Antonio in a sandy oak forest region then called el encinal de Medina.(Submitted on October 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
2. Arredondo, Joaquín de (1768–1837). Texas State Historical Association
Joaquín de Arredondo, military commandant, son of Nicolás(Submitted on October 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)de Arredondo y Palegrí and Josefa Roso de Mioño, was born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1768. His father became a governor of Cuba and a viceroy of Buenos Aires. He entered the Royal Spanish Guards as a cadet in 1787, was commissioned probably by the end of the eighteenth century for service in New Spain, and in 1810 was promoted to colonel and given the command of the infantry regiment of Veracruz.Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 20222. The Battle of the Medina Marker
3. Toledo y Dubois, Jose Alvarez de (1779–1858). Texas State Historical Association
Dressed in a gold-braid general's uniform and claiming authority from both the Cortes at Cádiz and the United States Congress, Toledo entered San Antonio on August 1, 1813. Three days later he was named commander in chief of the Republican Army of the North. He initially decided to remain in San Antonio to await the arrival of Spanish troops advancing in retaliation. On the advice of United States colonel Henry Perry, however, he led a force of 1,400 men to the Medina River on August 18, 1813, with the intention of launching a surprise attack. The insurgents were lured into an ambush, and Toledo lost 1,000 men in the ensuing three-hour battle. He fled Texas.(Submitted on October 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, October 9, 2022
3. The view of the Battle of the Medina Marker from the street
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 19, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
